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Employers from around greater Columbia sent their recruiters to campus to meet with 51Сʪ�� students and discuss careers and internship opportunities. The biannual event is for students to connect directly with representatives of various businesses, nonprofits, ministries and churches.

Notable institutions represented at the Job Fair included the company, makers of reinforced polyimide tubing, The , which already employs 45 51Сʪ�� graduates, and .

The recruiters say they are looking for passionate, hard-working students.

A representative of �� described his ideal employee as “having integrity, high character, and an ability to fit into any given culture.”

, an organization offering soccer programs for kids, also made an appearance at the Fair. They have developed a strong connection with 51Сʪ��, having both 51Сʪ�� graduates and current students as coaches and faculty.

“We’ve had connections with 51Сʪ�� over the years, and with the formation of the first soccer team at 51Сʪ�� in 2012, we had easy opportunities to recruit soccer players from 51Сʪ�� to come work for us,” said Soccer Shots representative Abi Vasquez.

Chick-fil-A representative and 51Сʪ�� graduate Jonathan Lawrence cited many reasons for his repeated recruiting trips at 51Сʪ��.

“The character and values that are instilled into students at 51Сʪ�� align perfectly with what we are looking for at Chick-fil-A,” Lawrence stated. “We find that students from 51Сʪ�� live out what they have learned and make a huge impact in their respective environments. We don’t see these things to such an extent in any other group of students. The character of the 51Сʪ�� student is unmatched, and because of this, I find myself coming to 51Сʪ�� first to recruit potential employees.”

51Сʪ�� consistently ranks among the Top Regional Universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report, as well as a Best Value Regional University in the South.��or request information on enrollment by contacting Admissions at (803) 807-5024 or��admissions@ciu.edu.��������